Question

Young people are the most important segment of society for politicians to appeal to. That's because young Americans are trendsetters who buy the hottest products watch the most popular TV shows, and set the nations taste in music. Which statement best evaluates the use of a claim and reasoning?

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The passage has a strong claim that is not backed up by sound  reasoning

Explanation:

The passage made a very strong claim at the beginning of the sentence. The statement that young people are an important segment of society is a strong claim and the main argument that should have been backed up by strong reasoning.

The reasoning to back up the claim was out of line for it had no correlation with the main claim/argument of the author. Therefore, the strong claim was not backed up by strong reasoning.

Answer 2

Answer:

The passage has a strong claim that is not backed up by sound reasoning.

Explanation: